CleverfrortalStudenMUECUPCAKES 2048 .2048cClever (Porta)clasessoroBIG IDEAS MATHKhe\#5iListenApproximate the number to the nearest (a) integer and (b) tenth.−87a. nearest integer: −9b. nearest tenth: □Previous123456Next
Q. CleverfrortalStudenMUECUPCAKES 2048 .2048cClever (Porta)clasessoroBIG IDEAS MATHKhe\#5iListenApproximate the number to the nearest (a) integer and (b) tenth.−87a. nearest integer: −9b. nearest tenth: □Previous123456Next
Recognize as Imaginary Number: First, we need to recognize that the square root of a negative number is not a real number, but an imaginary number. We can write the square root of −87 as 87×i, where i is the imaginary unit.
Approximate 87: Now, let's approximate 87 to the nearest tenth. We know that 81=9 and 100=10. Since 87 is closer to 81 than to 100, we can estimate that 87 is a bit more than 9.
Calculate 87: Using a calculator, we find that 87 is approximately 9.327379. To the nearest tenth, this is 9.3.
Final Result: Therefore, the square root of −87, to the nearest tenth, is approximately −9.3i, where i is the imaginary unit.
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